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Upcycling

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Kwenzekani kumabhodi okushibilika lapho sebekhiphe ugandaganda wabo wokugcina? Amanye amabhodi aya esikhunjeni sezinkuni, lapho ephuka khona ukuze enze ama-skateboard amasha noma * athuthumele * izimpahla zasehhovisi. Amabhodi ambalwa enhlanhla nabanikazi abanemizwa abekwa emashalofini noma ozimele - isikhumbuzo sezinsuku zenkazimulo yomuntu. Kepha i…

abakhwabanisi bebhayisikili

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, iChina ibe negalelo elikhulu embonini yokwabelana ngamabhayisikili. Ngokuqashisela umphakathi amabhayisikili ngemali ethile, izinkampani zithola imali kubagibeli bamabhayisikili abasebenzisa uhlelo olufanayo lokumisa izikebhe. Manje konke lokhu kuhle futhi kuhle uma kukhona izimbangi ezimbalwa ezincintisana nazo emakethe, kepha…

I-Chainsaw Go Kart

Akuwona wonke umuntu obona i-chainsaw futhi ngokushesha ucabanga "ithuluzi lokusika izinkuni". Ngenxa yesiko le-pop, abanye banamathuba amaningi okuthi balethe izithombe zikaJason kusuka ngoLwesihlanu umhla we-13 kunomgawuli wemithi owenza umsebenzi wakhe. Yebo, umdali we-YouTube u-ThisOldTony unenkinga efanayo - kuphela esikhundleni sokubona ababulali bezinganekwane eziqanjiwe, ubona ekahle…

Ukuphinda usebenzise izinto ezindala futhi uzisebenzise ukudala okuthile okusha-okwaziwa nangokuthi yi-Upcycling- kuwumqondo omuhle. Esikhundleni sokulahla lezo zinto ezisetshenzisiwe, zingasetshenziselwa amaphrojekthi amaningi ahlakaniphile uma uzimisele ukwelula leyo misipha yokudala ngokwanele. Imiklamo eminingi enamabhayisikili kufanele ibhekane nezinkuni ezibuyisiwe — njengokusebenzisa inqolobane endala…

Kulula ukukushaya indiva ukubaluleka kwamasiko kwe-Apple iPod yasekuqaleni ka-2001 kulezi zinsuku ngenxa yesiphithiphithi samadivayisi weselula nezinsizakalo zomculo zokusakaza. Ngaphandle kokuba yisimanga somklamo, kuvumele izigidi zabathandi bomculo ukugoqa izingoma zabo abazithandayo ngaphandle kokuthi baphathe i-clunky yakwaSony Walkman noma i-bulky boombox — hhayi…

Uma kukhulunywa ngokushayelwa ibhayisikili, akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukudala okuthile okusha ngemfucuza elahliwe engabonakali njengokuphinda kutholwe kabusha… imfucuza elahliwe. Noma kunjalo, umculi waseCzech uVeronika Richterová kubonakala sengathi uyisusile. Ngochungechunge lwakhe lwakamuva lwe-PET Luminaries, umculi usike futhi wasika inqwaba yamabhodlela e-PET alahliwe ukuze enze iqoqo…

Ibhonasi enkulu yanoma yimuphi umkhiqizi yikhono lokukhuphula noma iyiphi into esetshenzisiwe kusuka kunqubo yokukhiqiza ibe yimikhiqizo emisha ngokuphelele. Sike sakubona lokhu ngaphambili ngamakhadibhodi alahliwe afakwa ibhayisekili ngamabhodi okuntweza futhi saze sawdust ngenxa yokwenziwa kwepensela ifakwe emabhokisini ezingodo zikaDuraflame. Muva nje, umkhiqizo we-tequila uJose Cuervo ubelokhu ethola…

Zimbalwa izinto eziheha abafundi abasha bonjiniyela njengethuba lokwakha ama-karts abo kusuka ekuqaleni, kanti umfundi oneminyaka engu-18 wobunjiniyela uJasper Edwards uphila iphupho. Lo njiniyela wase-UK, osebenzela egalaji lakhe, udala amakaroti akhe aqala ngezinqola zokuthenga kanye nezihlalo ezinamasondo ezihluthwe kuma-junkyards endawo. Isebenzisa okukhona…

Nakuba i-Apple ingase isebenzise izigidi zamarobhothi athuthukisiwe agaywe kabusha angahlakaza ama-iPhone futhi abuyisele izinsimbi ezibalulekile ukuze ziphinde zisetshenziswe, labo abagqugquzeleke ngokwanele bangakwazi ukuthola izinsimbi zabo kudoti we-e egcekeni labo elingemuva - inqobo nje uma benesineke ngenqubo futhi inqwaba yezinto zikagesi eziwudoti. Iqala ngezine futhi...

Kusukela bethula uhlelo lwabo lwe-Futurecraft ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule, i-Adidas ayikhombisanga zimpawu zokwehlisa ijubane ukuhlola kwabo - kanye nenhloso - yokufaka ukukhiqizwa okwengezelelwe nezinye izindlela zokwenziwa kwedijithali ezizenzekelayo ekuthengisweni kwabo esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu. Kusasa, ukuhlonipha uSuku Lomhlaba Wezilwandle, i-Adidas neqembu lokulondolozwa kwezilwandle iParley le…

Uma kuziwa ekukhuphuleni amabhayisikili, amathayi amabhayisikili amadala namathini amabhisikidi alahliwe kuvame ukufika engqondweni - nokho enye yezinto zomphakathi wesimanje ezivame ukulahlwa kungenzeka ukuthi ihlala ephaketheni lakho elingemuva njengamanje. Ngokuphila okumaphakathi kwezinyanga eziyi-18, amanothi ebhange emhlabeni wonke ayayekiswa ukusebenza futhi abhujiswe cishe njenge…

Yize kunamadizayini amaningi athuthukisiwe angenziwa kusuka kumadekhi e-skateboard alahliwe, isiginci esenziwe ngokwezifiso asisona isikhathi sokuqala esifika emqondweni. Kodwa kumfundi oneminyaka engu-22 ozifundisa ngokhuni kanye nomklami wezimboni u-Nick Pourfard, ukuhlanganisa ukuthanda kwakhe kokubili umculo kanye ne-skateboarding kwakuyinto engenangqondo. Isekelwe ku...

Njengabakhiqizi be-elekthronikhi kubandakanya umjaho we-Apple ne-Samsung wokukhiqiza umkhiqizo omkhulu olandelayo wabathengi ngesizini ngayinye, akumangazi ukuthi amadivayisi weselula angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-152 - kufaka phakathi ama-smartphones namaphilisi - alahlwa unyaka nonyaka (okungaphezu kuka-416,000 ngosuku) emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi uMthetho kaMorey ngaphambili usikhuthazile ukuthi samukele…

Njengoba abantu abaningi bethola i-hip ekusakazeni umculo wabo kusuka ezinsizakalweni ezahlukahlukene zomculo ezisuselwa ku-Cloud, imakethe yezipikha ezixhunyiwe (futhi ezingenazintambo) ibone ukwanda okukhulu eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Ngenkathi ungaphuma futhi uthole noma yiliphi inani lezipikha ezixhunyiwe ezisukela kokukhethwa kukho kwe-bluetooth ephathekayo kuya kumakhithi aphezulu aphezulu enzelwe izinto ezibucayi…

Babize ngokuthi yi-Devo ye-upcycling… iqembu lomculo lase-Illinois elibizwa nge-Electric Waste Orchestra belilokhu liguqule i-hardware endala futhi elahliwe yaba izinsimbi zomculo ezintsha. Wazalelwa eMakerpace Urbana eChampaign-Urbana, eIllinois (amamayela angama-135 eningizimu yeChicago), leli qembu lakha izinsimbi zomculo ezisebenza ngokugcwele ezingagcini nje ukungcola ngaphandle kokulahla udoti kodwa…

Ngombili wesisekelo esihlaba umxhwele sokwazi ukuthi imishini yokukhiqiza epulasitiki isebenza kanjani kanye nesifiso sayo sokubuyisela kabusha imfucuza epulasitiki, umklami waseDashi uDave Hakkens udale umqondo ovulekile womthombo wezinto ezincane anethemba lokuthi uzoshintsha indlela esikhiqiza ngayo izimpahla zepulasitiki zansuku zonke. IPlastic eliyigugu lihlola ukuthi udoti wepulasitiki ungashiswa kanjani futhi…

Inyanga ngayinye, amathani wamapayipi omlilo avela ezinkulungwaneni zeminyango yezomlilo emhlabeni wonke agcina ngokugcwaliswa komhlaba. I-Oakland, California-based startup Oxgut (igama elimnandi i-BTW, eligqugquzelwe yilokho okwenziwe ngomlilo) kuhlose ukwenza kabusha umzila okungenani ambalwa walabo ngenethiwekhi yabo yabaqambi kanye nabasebenza ngezingcweti lapho amapayipi…